Motion Designer & Illustrator
Syracuse University partnered with NPR and The Race Card Project to obtain six word stories about race from individuals in the SU community. Professors and students contributed to this project and began an important conversation about race. I collected six word stories and created a motion graphic as well as a poster board in order for attendees to read the powerful submissions. These pieces were displayed at the Race and Media Symposium put on by Newhouse and run by Professor James Shahin on April 3, 2019. Speakers included Lakshmi Singh, an NPR Anchor, and Paul Overberg, a data reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
Below are short clips of some six word stories from the motion graphic I created, which ran continuously while guests listened to the speakers and talked amongst themselves.
I decided early on that I wanted to emphasize one word in each of the “stories” to call attention to powerful topics that come up when discussing race including, “Bias,” “Problem,” “Predetermined,” “Invisible,” and “Stereotype.”
“By what do they define me?”
There was only one submission out of dozens that, rather than a statement, posed a question that we probably all ask ourselves no matter our background. Although the video was on a loop, I closed with this six word story to leave viewers thinking. It is a call to action for viewers everywhere to start these impactful conversations.
To watch the full video, just click play.
I created a poster design that was printed and displayed outside of the Race and Media Symposium auditorium and in the reception area. Depicted are some of the six word stories within my illustration of the Hall of Languages, an iconic Syracuse University building which everyone can identify with.
